Chinese Forces Shell Shanghai and Woosung Forts
Chinese and Japanese batteries exchange heavy fire around Shanghai. Japanese naval guns bombard Woosung Forts and the Kiangwan Chapei districts ignite fires along the Whangpoo River. U S Asiatic Squadron moves to protect about 1,000 American residents as Chinese divisions reposition near Woosung. Reports of ships at Woosung and near Tsongkew rise amid ongoing urban fighting and warnings of a looming holocaust.
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Kiangwan
Chapei
Juhong
Whangpoo River
Woosung
United States Asiatic Squadron
Whangpoo
Shangeh Erstern
Godowns
Whangpon
Tsongkew
International Cone
Peiping
Stratedanekaw Pass
Southerma
Manchuria
Shangha
Todas
China
Whangpow
Shanghais
Municipal
United States
City Budget Work Begins for Next Year Sewer Bonds Raising Rate
City preparations for the 1937-38 tax year began with budget work led by City Register Louis E Eichelberger. Mayor Culler indicated the tax rate would be set Aug 30 with an anticipated rise from 95 cents per 100 dollars due to sewer bond debt and operating costs.
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Louis E Eichelberger
Liovid C. Culler
Eichelberger
Ibercer
Guaensboro
N. C
Robeson
Weather Record shows August totals and temps
Weather record reports 24 hour precipitation of .39 inches ending 7 am today. August to date 1.29 inches. Normal August precipitation 2.65 inches. Actual August 1936 5.26 inches. Excess precipitation through August 1 shows 1.69 inches. High yesterday and yesterday's high near ago not fully stated. Low last night 60. Low a year ago 68. Sun sets today 7.09 pm. Moon rises tomorrow 1:38 pm. Moon sets tomorrow 11.28 pm. Streams Potomac and Monocacy muddy.
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Potomac
Monocacy
Beer License Objectors Appeal To State Board
Residents oppose and appeal Mrs. Rosalie Summers beer license in New Market to the State License Bureau. The appeal challenges County License Commissioner G Ed Myer approval after a prior hearing. Counsel D Princeton Buckey represents objectors. Mrs Summers is represented by Austin James. hearing date pending.
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Rosalie V. Summers
Lcense
G. Ed Myer
Austin James
Summers
Soviet plane sails over pole on flight to Fairbanks
Seattle reports a large four engine Soviet monoplane over the North Pole heading toward Fairbanks Alaska amid head winds. Intercepted radio messages show the craft passed the Pole at 4 45 a m es t, and observers estimate nine hours to cover 1400 miles to Fairbanks. Final destination named as Oakland California, about 6000 miles from Moscow.
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Seattle
Army Signal Corps
E.s. i
Fairbanks
Alaska
Signal Corps
Moscow
Russia
North Pole
United States Signal Corps
Pole
Oakland
California
Hobby Show draws many entries on August 20 at Armory
Frederick Playgrounds supervisor Helma Hann Bow reports strong public interest in the Hobby Show at the State Armory on August 20. Entries must arrive by August 16. Dodge ball and lawn ball medals, bronze silver and gold meets for hexs and piris, and a sail boat race on August 16 at Baker Park were announced with committee chairs named.
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State Armory
Frederick Playgrounds
Helma Hann
Hexs
Piris
Baker Park
Robert Smith, Jr
Talmadge Lenhart
Mary Jones
Martha Whitmore
Justice Sehnanffer Buy Braddock Heights Lot on Jefferson
Justice Jamick M. Sehnanffer and wife of this city purchased from Clinton Wyatt of Baltimore a 100 foot front lot on Jefferson boulevard Braddock Heights. The parcel lies just north of J Mar shall Staub’s lot.
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Jamick M. Sehnanffer
Clinton Wyatt
Baltimore
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
J. Marshall Staub
Delinquency in water rents drops in Frederick
Frederick City sees delinquent water rents fall by one third in two months. Water Rent Collector Albert A. Schroeder reports $7,490.60 collected since June 15, with total arrears down to $14,940.08. Brunswick issues ten day payment notice after September 1, with $3,000 in delinquency and a $2 monthly domestic rate.
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Frederick City
Albert A. Schroeder
Schroeder
Brunswick
Water Committee
Anthony B. Hedges
The Always Night Club Destroyed by Fire
Fire of undetermined origin leveled The Always, a popular night club on the Williamsport pike near Hagerstown, causing an estimated $17,000 loss, insurance partially covering damages.
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Hagerstown
Nlwa
Williamsport Pike
Property transfers and sheriff sale report
Mrs. Margaret R. Hauver sold her two story six room frame dwelling on Washington Street Middle Town to Albert Miller with immediate possession. A sheriff's sale at the courthouse this morning sold the four room dwelling and small tract near Mt Pleasant to J. E. Bartgis for 90 dollars. auctioneer was Reuben S. Lease.
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Margaret R. Hauver
Washington Street
Middletown
Telephone Exchange
Albert ©. Miller
Millers
Sriff SR
Nathan Ogle
Mt Pleasant
Court House
J. E. Bartgis
Reuben
Bitter Spanish Fighting Creates No-Man's Land
In Lopera Jaen province government and insurgent forces clashed over mounting hours. The town changed hands twice with insurgents briefly gaining a position but withdrawing under pressure from a government surprise attack and reinforced counterattack.
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No-Man’s Land
Madrid
Lopera
Jaen
Aviation and Specialty Issues Step Forward
In New York trading, aviation and specialty issues rose early but leaders were neglected as deadlines slowed activity. The midday session showed slight gains on some stress markets while overall sentiment remained cautious amid congressional uncertainty. Foreign exchange opened with the pound sterling near 4.98½.
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New York
Pastor Donata Brake Accepts Middletown Call
Rev Donata Brake of McConnellsburg Pennsylvania has been unanimously elected pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church Middletown and will begin duties September 1 He succeeds Rev TL Ralph Taher who resigned for a call in Baltimore Rev and Mrs Brake visited Middletown Friday to notify the church council of the acceptance.
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Donata +. Brake
McConnellsburg
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Middletown
Rev Brake
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Ralph Taher
Third Lutheran Church
Baltimore
Brake
Poison Traces Found In Body Across New York Area
A four year old girl named Joan Kuleba vanished on Staten Island and was found dead in a shack cellar with a rope at the neck and bricks on her back. The assault was suspected as investigators reported the scene near South Beach while a broader string of poison and death cases drew police scrutiny in Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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New York
Joan Kuleba
South Beach
Staten Island
Battery
Lower Manhattan
Greaier New York
Brooklyn
Joan
Palice
German seaplane Nordmeer sails toward New York hop
Lisbon Aug 12 AP reports the German seaplane Nordmeer departed for the Azores on its maiden voyage from Germany to New York. The craft, powered by four diesel engines, circled the naval base before heading 900 miles toward the Azores. From the Azores it will attempt a 2392 mile hop to Port Washington New York.
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Portugal
Nordmeer
Asores
Germany
Yoris
Azores
Asnros
Port Washington
N.Y
Mass Burial Expected For Five Drowning Victims
Ocean City Md August report sketches mass funeral plans for five youths aged 13 to 22 drowned after leaving a channel Sunday. Guardsmen recovered three bodies. two remained missing as authorities plan services. A second item notes a Chinese campaign against tuberculosis with school closures and increased athletics to combat the disease.
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Ter
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Ocean Cry cGaet
Mercer Pa. judge rules on Beresford teacher reinstatement
Common Pleas Court judge refused to restore Florence Beresford to her teaching job after she was removed by a young school board investigation. The hearing indicated the charges were not supported, with Beresford denying wrongdoing and presenting testimony about her arrival times and duties.
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Mercer
Fadia Common Pleas Court
Tudaiy
Florence Beresford
Geog Ho Meade
Mer
Colleen
Lurhay Reid
Josene
Ravber
Teresford Samnelinn
Couneel
Beresford
Friday The 13th Largely Passes With Little Notice
The 61st and last Friday the 13th of the year drew few special events in the city. Pedestrians noted many ladders in use as Frederick residents worked on building and repairs, while Fridays tradition of avoiding ladders attracted casual attention. The next Friday the 13th will occur in May 1938, and there will be none in March or November this year.
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Frederick
Sea la
Nad
Canning Plant Workers To Get Account Numbers
Frederick area Social Security official outlines steps for cannery and seasonal workers to file account numbers and claims. Bailey to operate weekly Thursday office at Frederick post, aiding employers and employees with applications, lump sum claims, and pensions. Parker describes fast, standardized procedures and simplified forms for wage earners and relatives.
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Frederick Canneries
Charles E. Bailey
Social Security Board
Hagerstown
Bailey
Basley
Frederick
W. J. Lanaham
GR. Parker
Region TV
Parker
Washington
Schroeder Injured in Lumber Yard Accident at Factory
Harry Schroeder treasurer of Elconomy Silo and Manufacturing Company was caught under falling lumber this morning. He suffered a forehead laceration and knee cut, was taken to Frederick City Hospital, and is expected to remain hospitalized for several days.
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Schuroener Hart
Harry OQ. Schroeder
Elconomy Silo and Manufacturing Company
Schroeder
Frederick City Hospital
Artery Severed Injury At Myersville Wood Chop
Earl Grossnickle, son of Harry Grossnickle, suffered a severe wrist injury while chopping wood at his Myersville home when the axe slipped and severed one artery. Medical aid was provided to treat the injury.
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Myersville
Earl Grossnickle
Harry Grossnickle
American fleet moves to Shanghai defense amid battle scene
The flagship of the Asiatic fleet, the heavy cruiser Augusta, under forced draft from Tsingtao, sails north to reinforce Shanghai's international settlement. The unit is intended to protect about 4,040 Americans in the international zone near the fighting.
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Shanghai
International
Tsingtao
Augusta
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